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[joe say] 16/10/2024 09:20

The same carbon result could be obtained for a fraction of the quoted £22b simply by planting trees

That would align with the house building programme as wood would require replacement

Joint up thinking - so my apologies to 2TK

[yump] 16/10/2024 09:12

Cpi in right direction.

So its BOE vs Labour spend, for the forthcoming interest rate fight !

[skinny] 16/10/2024 08:47

FWIW :- Barclays raises Lloyds price target to 75 (70) pence - 'overweight'

[stonedyou] 16/10/2024 08:18

Russian Precision Strikes Destroyed Neptune Missile Complex In Odessa Region

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Russian military monitoring sources revealed the target of Russian precision strikes in the southern Odessa region launched in the morning of October 15. A series of explosions thundered as a result of the strikes on Ukrainian military positions near the village of Tuzly located on the Black Sea coast near the Romanian border.

At around 10 a.m. local time, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched two precision strikes with Iskander–M missiles at the positions of the battalion of R-360 Neptune missile complex of the Armed Forces of Ukraine deployed the area of Tuzly. At the time of the strike, a mobile command post, two unified launchers and transport and loading vehicles were deployed at the position, preparing for missile attack on the Russian territory.

Russian Precision Strikes Destroyed Neptune Missile Complex In Odessa Region
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Russian military sources confirmed that as a result of the attack, the mobile command post was completely destroyed, which significantly disrupts the coordination of Ukrainian attacks and the their military operations. Both launchers suffered significant damage. Their use in further attacks is impossible without major repairs.

Neptune is one of the key complexes of the coastal defense of Ukraine, designed for strikes at sea and land targets. The Armed Forces of Ukraine use this complex in attacks on the Russian territory, including in Crimea. The main targets for Neptune missiles are positions of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol.

The recent timely Russian strikes in the Odessa region destroyed several cargo ships when they were unloading military cargo from NATo. The destruction of the precious missile complex at the moment when it was preparing for the attack once again confirm the high effectiveness of operations of Russian reconnaissance deep in the enemy rear.

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[utrickytrees] 16/10/2024 08:10

Scruff referencing YouTube as if its some sort of barmy alternative to broadsheet papers & radio 4 is hilarious. Its actually an established global phenomenon that has captured the imagination of the planet and transformed media. If you don't use You Tube as your go to source for news & media these days your actually part of dwindling minority. Saying 'you've been on the YouTube again' is a bit like saying ' oh I see your walking on your hind legs again...'look at you with your fancy homo-erectus ways'

[hardup1] 16/10/2024 04:43

Goldman Sachs, Bank of America (BofA) and Citigroup all surpassed analysts’ estimates for their third-quarter earnings on Tuesday thanks to strength in their investment banks

The Wall Street giants have benefited from a pickup in dealmaking activity that bankers are hoping is the beginning of a sustained rebound following a torrid 2023.

Top US lenders are leaning more on their investment banking arms to bolster profitability as they grapple with falling interest rates.

[hardup1] 16/10/2024 04:28

stan.....Scotland are the team of duds! Since 12/09/23 Scotland have won 1 game out of the 16 they have played.....and that one win was an uninspiring 2 nil win against Gibraltar!

[stonedyou] 15/10/2024 22:31

Ukraine Falling Into Agony

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Amid the ongoing Russian offensive along the entire front, Kiev intensified the hunt for new soldiers on the streets; but at this stage of the war, more cannon fodder is unlikely to change the balance of power and stop the Russian army.

Over the past week alone, the Russian army advanced about 150 km2. The largest area of 90 km2 was liberated in the Russian Kursk region.

In recent days, a new stage of Russian offensive in the Kursk region began. Russian forces are advancing all around Sudzha. On the northern flank, Ukrainians sent reinforcements to counterattack in Lyubimovka but to no avail. A large group of Ukrainian fighters is still surrounded in a cauldron there. The Russian army is already completing the mop up operations in the settlements nearby.

On the southern outskirts of Sudzha, Russians advanced in the area of Cherkasskaya Konopelka. Ukrainian groups are hiding in the forest areas west of the village.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine lost their offensive potential and retreated from the Russian territory in the Glushkovsky district. According to preliminary reports, Ukrainians were repelled from the border village of Novy Put.

In an attempt to distract Russian forces, Ukrainians continue operations in other border areas. Russian border guards defeated a Ukrainian group spotted near Zhuravlevka in the Belgorod region.

Military observers predict a new Russian offensive in the southern Zaporozhie direction. At the moment, Russian forces take advantage of Ukrainian mistakes and launch local attacks. The front starts moving in different areas. Most recently, Russian forces took control of the village of Levadnoe.

Ukrainians cannot stop rapid Russian advance on the Donbass frontlines. One Ukrainian stronghold is falling after another in the Pokrovsk and Kurakhovo directions. Russian flags are already waving around Selidovo.

The battle for Toretsk is coming to its turning point. Russian fighters are grinding Ukrainian units in the ruins. The Ukrainian garrison was left without evacuation, their military supplies and communications were disrupted.

Retreating on the frontlines, Ukraine is falling into agony. The fuse of Ukrainian patriotism, nurtured by flourishing propaganda of nationalism, is drying up. Losses on the battlefields have long crossed the critical line and hunting for cannon fodder on the streets intensified. After the eastern ‘more pro-Russian’ regions were almost depopulated, recruiters attacked ‘pure Ukrainians’ in the west of the country as well as large cities like the capital Kiev, after there were no more men left to capture in small villages. In recent days, tens of thousands of recruiters went to the streets, concerts, weddings, funerals etc, causing public outrage in the country. Kiev’s methods of mobilization also do not please the West, which is paying for survival of the grinded army, while Ukrainians are having fun in the clubs, demotivated and unwilling to fight.

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[utrickytrees] 15/10/2024 20:57

Wouldn't go that far Scruff but if a kid is going to school on a bowl of sugar puffs, having a bag of crisps at break, burger & chips & flap jack at lunch & a pizza or ready meal when they get home most days of the week they will be consuming dangerous levels of seed oils, which will make them obese relatively quickly. Their gut will not absorb nutrients and they will feel hungry and probably eat more uhp food compounding the problem. This has been the norm for a couple of generations and despite initiatives like the traffic light food labeling system not much progress has been made, largely because the food industry is being asked to mark its own homework.

[scruff1] 15/10/2024 20:39

Nationalise supermarkets. No salt, sugar, CO2 in drinks, meat, anything not organic, sweets, biscuits, crisps, cigarettes, alcohol, ready meals, and anything else.

[kkclimber56] 15/10/2024 20:33

I have it on good authority one of them once had a successful paper round

[utrickytrees] 15/10/2024 19:54

Yes JL, we have a seed oil & sugar epidemic in this country its what's making everyone fat & depressed. Inaction is a conspiracy by the state to further the interests of the food industry which is making us ill & the pharmas who are fixing us.

[jl5006] 15/10/2024 18:43

Nanny state tricky?
Really?
No sugar in alcohol?
Discipline or not - dont want Wes telling me.

[hardup1] 15/10/2024 17:41

No shares bought back today so figures the same as for Wednesday 9th October.

After 163 trading days, buyback complete to date:
Total shares to date........................2,944,743,918
Aggregate cost to date... ..................£1,590,961,884.64
Average price paid to date..................54.0272p
Percentage of £2 billion buyback completed..79.55%

[utrickytrees] 15/10/2024 15:22

Good point Diku, I would advocate a nanny state when it comes to diet. Government should ban seed oils & sugar, there is absolutely no reason for these products to exist they are worse for health than recreational drugs & alcohol.

[diku] 15/10/2024 14:43

Ut...post 398042...if you thought supermarkets are bad enough what about the amount of food/takeaway shops on high street in every towns...and then you have those JustEat/Deliveroos on mopeds...have Macdonalds delivered to your home...

[smurfy2001] 15/10/2024 14:32

That structural hedge unwind means l will hold bank shares next couple of years as profits will be boosted.